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Barriers to Drug Abuse Treatment for Latino Migrants: Treatment Providers’ Perspectives

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This article disseminates findings from a pilot study undertaken to learn more about treatment providers' perceptions of treatment access barriers faced by Latino migrants with substance use disorders (SUDs) in Northern California. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with treatment providers (N = 11) at 7 residential treatment programs with Spanish-language services. Interviewees identified and described three primary types of treatment barriers: language, legal, and gender based. In response to these barriers, Latino migrants with SUDs have opened their own residential recovery houses called anexos (annexes). Collaborative efforts by community clinics and public health agencies are needed to facilitate Latino migrants' access to SUD treatment.

Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2014.886320

Author: Anna Pagano

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Language: English

Topic: Migration, Health and Trauma

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institute on Drug Abuse